Der Meteor

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Event Der Meteor
Venue University of Otago, Allen Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand
First Date 7 July 1977
Last Date 9 July 1977
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description Centres around a successful writer and Nobel Prize-winner, Wolfgang Schwitter, who has managed to escape from his death-bed in hospital to return to the shabby studio where he began his artistic career. His aim is to destroy his remaining manuscripts and his fortune and die there impoverished. But his wish is not fulfilled …
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Black Comedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Chris Balme Actor
David Benson-Pope Actor
John Dawson Actor
Gerald Fitzgerald Actor Wolfgang Schwitter
Diana Foster Actor
Eric Herd Actor
Pam Macandrew Actor
Sue McRae Actor
Ken Pow Actor
Keith Scott Actor
Bill Sewell Director
Friedrich Dürrenmatt Playwright
Text Nationality Switzerland
Further Information Play performed in German with English full synopsis provided.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 194107